Jack English HIGHTOWER

(1926- )

HIGHTOWER, Jack English, a
Representative from Texas; born in Memphis, Hall County, Tex.,
September 6, 1926; B.A., Baylor University, 1949; LL.B., Baylor
University, 1951; LL.M., University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
1992; admitted to the Texas bar, 1951; served in the United States
Navy, 1944-1946; served as district attorney, Forty-sixth Texas
Judicial District, 1951-1961; member, Texas house of
representatives, 1953-1954; unsuccessful candidate for election to
the United States House of Representatives in a special election in
1961; Texas senate, 1965-1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention, 1968; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to
the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1985);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-ninth Congress;
first assistant attorney general of Texas, 1985-1987; elected to
the Texas Supreme Court, (1988; 1992-1995); appointed to the
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science by
President William J. Clinton, (August 9, 1999-July 19, 2004); is a
resident of Austin, Tex.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present